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Students from Lafayette's Centaurus High to send science project into space

By Mitchell Byars, Camera Staff Writer

Posted:
05/14/2014 08:18:13 AM MDT

Updated:
05/14/2014 08:43:23 AM MDT

From left, Centaurus High School students Jack Carvalho, Abby Schmid and Bryan McCarty with teacher Brian Thomas at the National Design Challenge Conference held in Denver on May 8-9.
(Boulder Valley School District)

A team of students at Lafayette's Centaurus High School will send their research project to the International Space Station next year after winning a contest with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space.

Sophomores Jack Carvalho, Abby Schmid and Bryan McCarty worked through spring break and submitted a 10-page proposal to study the effects of simulated gravity on bacterial lag phase in a micro-gravitational environment.

"Whenever someone asks me about it, it stills seems unreal to tell them we are sending our project into space," Schmid said in a statement.

The proposal was one of three research topics chosen, and the project will launch on a SpaceX rocket in 2015 to the International Space Station.

"I thought our proposal was good, but I didn't expect to win," said McCarty in a statement. "This is easily one of the coolest things to ever happen to us."

The Centaurus team will partner with the University of Colorado, Front Range Community College, Ball Aerospace, Texas A&M and Sparkfun to get their research into space.

"Ever since I was a little kid space fascinated me," said Carvalho in a statement. "It's a dream come true to be involved in this awesome project. I'm so excited!"

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